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This is an enchanting story of the deep love of a devotee for his Lord, who comes to his rescue and saves him. Prahlad was one of the greatest devotees of Lord Vishnu. On this day Lord Vishnu incarnated as Narasimha in order to kill Hiranyakashyap and save Prahlad. 
Hiranyakashyap’s brother, Hiranyaksha, set out to conquer the universe. His attacks and plunder ravaged the worlds, so he was killed by Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakashyap was pained by the death of his brother and wanted to take vengeance on Lord Vishnu.
He invoked Lord Brahma and performed rigorous austerities in order to secure the boon of immortality. Lord Brahma told him that this boon could not be given and he could ask for anything else. So he sought a boon that he cannot be killed by a man or an animal.
Today is #NarasimhaJayanthi. Let me tell you the story of a Bhakta who was saved by Lord Narasimha from Abhisara done on him by another Bhakta of Lord Narasimha. Its a story you all know, but not in the way you know - the legend of Krimikantha Chola.
Let me start the story with Rajamahendra Chola, the son of Rajendra II and his successor. After the Battle of Manimangalam, both he and his father disappeared from the scene and the throne devolved to Virarajendra. At that time, Vijayaditya siezed Vengi yet again but
because his brother Rajaraja Narendra was old and dying, he left him on the throne. What happened to Rajaraja Narendra's son Rajendra Chalukya, later known as Kulottunga Chola? There is no information except for the fact that he operated in the forests of Chakrakuta.
Nārasimha Vapu:
[21st nāma in Śrī Viṣṇu Sahasranāma stōtra]
Literal meaning of this nāma is one who took the body of man-lion.
#Thread - on Sri Narasimha swaroopam #NarasimhaJayanthi
[21st nāma in Śrī Viṣṇu Sahasranāma stōtra]
Literal meaning of this nāma is one who took the body of man-lion.
#Thread - on Sri Narasimha swaroopam #NarasimhaJayanthi
In the first twenty nāmās starting from ‘Viśwam’ to ‘Pradhāna Puruṣēśwara’ only formless parabrahma is expounded. All these elucidate the formless and holistic Brahman. That all pervading supreme consciousness is expressed as a ‘Form’ for the first time in this nāma.
Why only this form is mentioned among many other forms of Viṣṇu?
This implies that this form is the amalgamated form of all the twenty characteristics of formless supreme described in the first twenty nāmās, which embeds in Itself many intricacies of Yōga.
This implies that this form is the amalgamated form of all the twenty characteristics of formless supreme described in the first twenty nāmās, which embeds in Itself many intricacies of Yōga.
